The Works of John Owen, Volume 5: Faith and Its Evidences
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The Works of John Owen, Volume 5: Faith and Its Evidences
$10.54
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Despite his other achievements, Owen is best famed for his writings. These cover the range of doctrinal, ecclesiastical and practical subjects. They are characterized by profundity, thoroughness and, consequently, authority. Andrew Thomson said that Owen 'makes you feel when he has reached the end of his subject, that he has also exhausted it.'
Although many of his works were called forth by the particular needs of his own day they all have a uniform quality of timelessness. Owen's works were republished in full in the nineteenth century. Owen is surely the Prince of the Puritans. 'To master his works', says Spurgeon, 'is to be a profound theologian.'
Contents
THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR 2 To the Reader 3 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS PREVIOUS UNTO THE EXPLANATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION. FIRSTLY, The general nature of justification 7 SECONDLY, A due consideration of God, 13 THIRDLY, A due sense of our apostasy from God, 20 FOURTHLY, Opposition between works and grace, 24 FIFTHLY, A commutation as unto sin and righteousness, 34 SIXTHLY, Introduction of grace by Jesus Christ into the whole of our relation unto God, 44 SEVENTHLY, General prejudices against the imputation of the righteousness of Christ 55 EIGTHLY, Influence of the doctrine of justification into the first Reformation 64 CHAPTER I. Justification by faith generally acknowledged- 70 CHAPTER II. The nature of justifying faith in particular, or of faith in the exercise of it, whereby we are justified- 93 CHAPTER III. Use of faith in justification; various conceptions about it- 107 CHAPTER IV. The proper sense of these words, justification, and to justify, considered- 123 CHAPTER V. Distinction of a first and second justification- 137 CHAPTER VI. Evangelical personal righteousness; the nature and use of it- 152 CHAPTER VII. Imputation, and the nature of it- 162 CHAPTER VIII. Imputation of sin unto Christ- 175 CHAPTER IX. Principal controversies about justification- 205 CHAPTER X. Arguments for justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ- 223 CHAPTER XI. Nature of the obedience or righteousness required unto justification- 240 CHAPTER XII. Imputation of the obedience of Christ no less necessary than that of his suffering, on the same ground- 251 CHAPTER XIII. The difference between the two covenants stated- 275 CHAPTER XIV. All works whatever expressly excluded from any interest in our justification before God- 278 CHAPTER XV. Of faith alone- 290 CHAPTER XVI. Testimonies of Scripture confirming the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ- 295 CHAPTER XVII. Testimonies out of the evangelists considered- 299 CHAPTER XVIII. Testimonies out of the Epistles of Paul the apostle- 306 Rom. v. 12-21. Boasting excluded in ourselves, asserted in God- 321 Rom. x. 3, 4, explained and insisted on to the same purpose- 338 1 Cor. i. 30. Christ, how of God made righteousness unto us- 344 2 Cor. v. 21. In what sense Christ knew no sin- 347 Gal. ii. 16 354 Eph. ii. 8-10. Evidence of this testimony- 356 Phil. iii. 8, 9. Heads of argument from this testimony- 363 CHAPTER XIX. Objections against the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ- 372 CHAPTER XX. Seeming difference, no real contradiction, between the apostles Paul and James, concerning justification- 384 GOSPEL GROUNDS AND EVIDENCES OF THE FAITH OF GOD’S ELECT. PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR 402 To the Reader 404 Evidences of the faith of God’s elect 405 The first evidence of the faith of God’s elect 411 The second evidence of the faith of God’s elect 422 The third evidence of the faith of God’s elect 436 The fourth evidence of the faith of God’s elect 442